Nzikazi Wilderness Camp Kruger National Park

... move to the shade): the King!<br><br>I wrote the outline of this story only one day after the actual events and already then I needed to check the sequence of my pictures to get the order of the multitude of impressions right. Sure, there were rough edges to this day as well. But my memories are clear and sharp, cut and polished. This pictures along with the story are just some facets of the myriad of facets this diamond day will have in my ...

... 12: 15pm that day, almost exactly 24hrs after<br>entering knowing we had experienced the best Africa has to<br>offer....................<br><br> Animals (pretty much) in order of appearance in 24hrs:<br><br>Elephant; impala; zebra; warthog; kudu; grey duiker; wilderbeest; rhino;<br>steenbok; slender mongoose; water buck; bushbuck; giraffe; banded<br>mongoose; buffalo; tsessebe; hyena; honeybadger; vervet monkey; dwarf<br>mongoose; baboon; leopard; cheetah; hippo; crocodile.<br>

... of many stops where the humans were behind fences ! it was much colder than anticipated so we were grateful for the fan heater. Relaxed for a while then did a tour of Jo'berg which included Constitutional hill (old prison) a place of great suffering during apartied era....where Gandhi &amp; Mandela were held, now the high court for SA.....overall Jo'berg had little to see and was run down and dangerous, we stood out like a sore thumb.<br><br>The GAP ...

... to Jo'burg. I checked my phone and saw that I had a message. It was from one of my favorite boys at my placement. I decided to call him back. We had a short chat, I told him I saw lions, which made him very happy. I asked how his weekend went and if anything "bad" happened. He assured me it didn't. I told him I was leaving South Africa shortly and I had to go but that I'd call him soon. He began to cry. I did too. I assured him that I have many people who don't ...

... to school. These kids were hugging and claiming one of us each shouting "this one's mine!" in Swazi. The one I picked up had a pen and wrote their name on me - so I dont need another tattoo now! I'm so excited about working with the kids. This week is going to be dirty work so I will be a scruff (again!). Love to you all and I miss you very much. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx

... impala, impala... We thought we saw an impala up a tree from a distance which meant there might be a leopard around, but sadly nope,  we didn't see one!  But we did see  Hippos Crocodiles Vultures Rhino Baboons BIG BIG BIG python! Tortoise Monitor Lizard Fish Eagle Impala skeleton At night time, Grace, Jeanette, Becca, Bobby (AOA worker) and I decided to go near the gate to see some hyenas as they had heard them the night before. We ...

... t have gotten as homesick if he came to South Africa, which may be true, but if he came as a woman it might be a different story. As far as pictures go I did finally replace my camera, but putting them up on this website takes too long with how big the pictures are. If you are interested in seeing some of my pictures just email me or join my travelpod guest book and I will send several out at a time when I have the chance. my email is anneconners@gmail.com

... and the community were tied to the fluctuating fortunes of the mines and by about 1950 they were in trouble. In 1972 the last mine ceased operations; however, the village has survived to become a National Monument and a living museum. The community has done a very nice job of arranging a diggings site museum and preserving the historic cemetery. Their little brochure says "you are never too late for the Gold Rush; make haste to the valley of gold". I am glad to have ...

... thus far. In fact it became a bit of a running joke especially with Joos (the spelling might be way out on this but I never saw the guy's name written down so hey..)the Dutch chap who was always on the lookout for a leopard. Even after we left the park... Anyway after another breakfast back at camp we were joined by an Australian chap who was 13 months into a seemingly never-ending world odyssey, and we lost the Austrian girl and Tristan who had to ...

... the wildlife and African ecosystems. These guys are amazing in what they know and what they can do in terms of tracking animals. We arrived in the early afternoon and after lunch, did our first drive. Not two minutes after leaving the lodge, we came upon three bull elephants. These animals are amazing and huge. It is an entirely different experience seeing something so big out in the wild versus viewing them from the railing of a zoo. Then five minutes ...